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#265d89 color: Sapphire Lace

#265d89 is rgb(38, 93, 137) in RGB and oklch(46.316% 0.09206 245.873) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

46.3%
0.092
246°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.98:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.01:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #265d89

#265d89 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.3% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 246°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.98:1 contrast and black text 3.01:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sapphire Lace (#235c8e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #265d89 mixed with white

  1. 265d89
  2. 3d6c95
  3. 527ca1
  4. 678cac
  5. 7c9cb8
  6. 91acc4
  7. a6bcd0
  8. bcccdc
  9. d2dde7
  10. e8eef3

Darker: #265d89 mixed with black

  1. 265d89
  2. 205076
  3. 194364
  4. 133753
  5. 0d2a42
  6. 081f31
  7. 041422
  8. 020a14
  9. 010307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #265d89 with less saturation

  1. 265d89
  2. 2d5d84
  3. 345d80
  4. 395c7b
  5. 3f5c76
  6. 435c71
  7. 485b6d
  8. 4d5b68
  9. 515a63
  10. 555a5e

Questions about #265d89

What color is #265d89?

#265d89 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Sapphire Lace. In RGB it is rgb(38, 93, 137), in HSL hsl(206.67, 56.57%, 34.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.316% 0.09206 245.873).

What colors go well with #265d89?

The complementary color of #265d89 is #7b4d16. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006579 and #4b538c. The triadic partners are #834151 and #4c6223.

Is white or black text more readable on #265d89?

White text reads better on #265d89: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and black gives 3.01:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #265d89 a warm or cool color?

#265d89 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 246 degrees, its lightness 46.3% and its chroma 0.092.